Michael Harris II collected three hits, including a home run, as the visiting Atlanta Braves secured a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-2 victory on Sunday night.
Grant Holmes worked into the fifth inning and five relievers put up zeroes for Atlanta, which has won nine of its last 11 games. The Braves outscored the Phillies 16-3 in the weekend series.
Philadelphia, meanwhile, has dropped nine of its last 11 games. The Phillies managed only six hits in this one, highlighted by Kyle Schwarber’s two-run homer.
Trea Turner opened the bottom of the first with a single against Holmes. Schwarber followed with a homer to right-center — his seventh of the season — for an early 2-0 lead.
Atlanta squandered a scoring opportunity in the second, but Harris put the visitors on the board in the third with a leadoff homer to right. Right-hander Andrew Painter (1-1) elevated a sweeper and Harris slugged it into the seats for his fourth of the year.
Holmes retired the Philadelphia order with minimal stress in the second, third and fourth innings, setting the stage for the Braves’ offense to take the lead in the fifth.
Harris and Ronald Acuna Jr. opened with singles against Painter, who was then pulled in favor of lefty Tim Mayza. Drake Baldwin walked to load the bases before Atlanta tied the game on Matt Olson’s fielder’s choice.
Austin Riley then hit a slow roller that left third baseman Alec Bohm without a play, plating another run. Ozzie Albies’ RBI double capped the three-run inning, giving the Braves a 4-2 advantage.
In the fifth, the Phillies recorded two hits — one against Holmes and another against reliever Aaron Bummer — but Bryce Harper grounded out with two runners in scoring position to end the inning.
Tyler Kinley (3-0), Dylan Lee and Robert Suarez bridged the gap to Raisel Iglesias, who allowed a double and a walk in the ninth. Iglesias then recovered to strike out Turner before Acuna tracked down Schwarber’s liner in right field to end the game.
Holmes allowed two runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings, while Painter was charged with three runs and five hits over four-plus frames.
–Field Level Media
